The Santa Cruz Syndicate team have switched sponsors to Shimano and Fox over the Winter and recently got together in Italy for initial setup and testing of the new bikes and components.

Santa Cruz Syndicate - San Romolo Testing from santa cruz bikes on Vimeo.

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Unfortunately due to the spread of the tree disease P. ramorum the Cross country nationals which were slated for Tollymore forest have had to be cancelled.  No alternative venue was open to the organisers Banbridge CC due to the sudden and virulent spread of the disease and as such they were faced with no option [...]

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Online registration is now open for the Biking Blitz, round 1 of which kicks of on the 19th of February in Ballinastoe.

The series is perfect for riders who are new to racing with its ‘Baggy Shorts’ category that is aimed at giving a taster of what the cut and thrust of racing is all about [...]

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Wexford will again host the opening round of the Leinster League Cross country series at the excellent Kilbrannish Woods venue, just outside Bunclody, on the shoulder of Mount Leinster.

The race has beome something of a highlight of the calendar

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Chain Reaction Cycling Club are pleased to announce they will be holding two winter series events in Bigwood Forest, Newry on 29th January and 26th February 2012.
Both of the events will be held on the downhill track in Bigwood Forest and the events will both be pre-registration only.

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25 years after producing the first hydraulic brake for a mountain bike, German manufacturer Magura has produced a fully hydraulic rim brake for the road, specifically Time trial or triathlon.

As this is a triathlon or TT application there was no need to integrate the lever into a brake and gear setup

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World Champion Mark Cavendish has moved to Team Sky for 2012.  Here in a video with Shimano the talks a little about the  new set up.

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Cherry Orchard BMX Track Opening from TwentyInch on Vimeo.

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Last week we brought you a maddeningly brief video from Magura that suggests they are moving into the road market at least in braking.  Speculation has been growing with some sites suggesting that they may also be developing an electronic groupset too due to the integration between brakes and shifters on road bikes.  This has [...]

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The Offroad Commission have released details on the grading for cross country racers for 2012.  This is based on the riders performance in the preceding year, new riders will need to assign themselves to categories.  For those who raced in 2011 you can see where you have been assigned here.  If you upgraded during the [...]

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It was the worst kept secret in mountain biking this year but finally we can officially announce that the Athertons have joined forces with GT for 2012 and beyond.

Having enjoyed five long years of success with Commencal bikes including two World Championships and over 50 victories,

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Robin Seymour claimed his 18th National Cyclocross title last weekend on a fantastic course in Dublin’s St. Annes Park against a stacked field.

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Today being the first day of the new season, riders are free to ride in the gear of their new teams.  This includes World Champion Mark Cavendish who has moved to Team Sky from the now defunct HTC-Highroad.

Cavendish tweeted this photo before heading out on his first training ride of 2012.  The World Champ has [...]

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The dust has settled after one of the driest Irish cyclocross seasons in the past few years. Fast racing in the Supercross Cup saw new venues, variations of old venues and a surge in the number of riders including bringing cyclocross to the masses with the addition of the B category race. The Ulster Cyclocross [...]

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Urban downhill is not a new concept but it was for Swansea recently when riders took on a course that ended downtown.  Rowan Sorrell emerged the overall victor but check out the video below to see how it is done as we ride with second place finisher Mike Thickins on his final run.

Red Bull Downforce [...]

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This is the trailer for a new film that follows the Schleck brothers and their team Leopard-Trek at the 2011 Tour de France.  given that it the result of the race wasn’t what they had hoped for it should make for interesting viewing…

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Venues have just been announced for the 2012 Irish XC Champs and XC Marathon Champs.  The Cross country Nationals will be hosted by Banbridge in Tollymore in what is sure to be a fast and technical course.  Tollymore has hosted a National champs before and is always a popular venue choice as indeed have Banbridge [...]

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As of this morning the online entry for the Gravity Enduro is open.  Get in there quick as this will sell out faster than hot cakes with interest from all around Europe and even further afield.  Expect Niall Davis and his crew to put on a show like no other!
Follow the link here to enter.
Here [...]

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Film makers Clay Porter and John Lawlor have been busy putting together a new film on mountain biking called 3 minute gaps.  for your delight and delectation here is World Cup champ Aaron Gwin of Trek.

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It has been a crazy few weeks for road racing with Contador in CAS last week, Operation Puerto reopening and the announcement of most of the UCI World Tour teams for 2012.

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Some of us remember BMX bandits.  Some remember Elliott and ET flying through the air in the golden age of BMX.  Well, BMX is back and as relevant as ever.  The new Ratoath track will cut its racing teeth on the 27th of November and you could be there.

Obviously there will be BMX categories (20 [...]

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Niall Davis of Biking.ie is set to introduce Enduro racing to Ireland in 2012 with a four race series and a National championship.

Untitled from Sam Crawford on Vimeo.

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2011 has been a phenomenally successful year for the Madison Saracen downhill team.  Set up with the aim of nurturing young British talent, the squad of six riders now boasts a Junior World champion, Junior World Cup Winner and Women’s British Downhill Series winner Manon Carpenter, to Philip Atwill’s triumph at the National Championships [...]

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Let’s check back in with our friends from Yeti for episode 2.

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Dates have been announced for a Winter Downhill Series in Moneyscalp on the 28/29 January and 25/26 February.
These events will follow a similar format of other winter leagues but will have a number of changes to allow for bad weather and short days including one race run, later race starts and a half day practice [...]

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Offroad 2 Rio is an exciting new project that will seek to establish a high performance strategy for Irish women’s cross country mountain bike racing with the ultimate goal of achieving qualification at the 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro.  Ireland has a great history of sending riders to the Olympics with Jenny [...]

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After many years tireless work Ratoath BMX track is finally ready for use with the official opening coming soon.  This was a mammoth task that is down to the hard work of a few individuals in particular but goes to show that anything is possible in this little island of ours.  Congratulations to all involved [...]

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With the Ballyhoura Spook rapidly approaching it is time for a look at the trail improvements that have been made recently at the trail centre.  On a recent trip we were struck by how much work had been done and how well the trails were riding so be sure not to miss this one before [...]

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The second round of the Ulster Cyclocross Cup took place over the weekend in Lady Dixon Park.

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You gotta love the Manx missile.

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